I'd definitely like to see all gear cost 4 books and also for the door boss to start dropping a 4th fight book and even some loot too. There's nothing wrong with letting people start to save towards the chest or weapon while pushing Part 2 prog.

However, the biggest issue are the Tome gear upgrade items. They basically hold your 2nd and 3rd boss books hostage. They reduced the cost of boots and gloves this tier, but it doesn't matter to me because those will drop well before I get the accessory upgrades I need. One twine drop per 8 people every week is ridiculous. They need to stop treating the tome upgrades like sacred pedestal loot.